the president of united states was not warned. that was a big oversight. the plane got shot down. 1968. a big to do. the cold war ended a very dangerous phase. the cia basically portrayed -- the trade -- betrayed. eisenhower was mad at himself that he did not fire dulles. i took his son, john. he was 90 years old. very much alert. i had lunch with him recently. really interesting guy. he worked in the white house for his father. john eisenhower, as they flew to that summit meeting, john eisenhower went to his father and said, you should have fired him. eisenhower blew up defensively and told off his son. he blew up because he was mad at himself for not allowing him -- for not firing allen dulles earlier. it reminded me of george bush. they are similar, george h. w. bush. they would say things like, i am president and you are not. eisenhower said to his son, i am the president and you are not. it is a feeble defense. do not question my judgment. eisenhower is not that way normally. he welcomed criticism and would engage in debates. on something like this, i